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Unlock the secret to a longer, healthier life. Rare gene variants, found in long-lived families, may temper inflammation, delaying disease and extending healthy years.
Our galaxy's central black hole, Sagittarius A*, is subtly expelling matter. After decades of searching, scientists finally found signs of this outflow.
Unlock the universe's secrets! A new machine learning simulation reveals how the heaviest elements are forged, offering unprecedented insight.
Watch macrophages obliterate melanoma cells! Scientists filmed the live destruction, a breakthrough that could revolutionize immunotherapy and inspire new cancer treatments.
Measles vaccine T-cells recognize deadly Nipah virus. This discovery could lead to broader vaccines, defending against multiple emerging viruses simultaneously.
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Solid-state batteries fail due to a newly discovered mechanism. This breakthrough could unlock safer, longer-lasting energy storage.
A century after a landmark experiment, researchers revisited the embryonic "organizer" concept in one of Earth's oldest animal lineages.
Birds and fish flock like crystals! NYU mathematicians found their high-speed group movements use the exact structural mechanics of soft crystalline materials.
Desert mosses hold a surprising secret: a discovery that could rewrite plant evolution.
This week, the universe got stranger, health got smarter with zero cervical cancer deaths in vaccinated women, and solar just beat coal in the US. Get ready for some major shifts.
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A DNA-protecting "good guy" gene, EXO1, turns dangerous when overproduced. Normally repairing DNA, excess EXO1 acts like molecular scissors, cutting DNA it shouldn't.
Twisting hexagonal boron nitride sheets dramatically alters light from embedded quantum emitters. This unexpected control could power future quantum computers and communication.
Ultrafast ion transport is here. Researchers developed new nanotube membranes, unlocking high-efficiency clean energy, lithium recovery, and molecular separation.
Ancient winemaking secrets are uncorked! A genetic study of 2,000-year-old grape seeds reveals new insights into historical wine production.
Sclayn, a small village nestled between the Meuse and hills, is just 75 minutes from Brussels or Maastricht. A green valley descends to a plain where a cave, discovered in 1971, revealed carved tools.
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Good news! Earth might escape the sun's fiery death. Scientists now say our planet may not be engulfed by the expanding, dying star as long assumed.
This week, scientists rewrote the rulebook on everything from the age of the universe to human inheritance, showing reality is wilder than we thought. Plus, an mRNA flu vaccine and smart EV batteries arrived.
Unlock quantum computing and space exploration with a single transistor. This breakthrough mimics a brain cell, even in the deep freeze.
Inherited traits can defy genetic rules, bypassing DNA. Scientists uncovered a surprising new layer of inheritance.
DNA holds life's blueprint, but how is it read? New research on sea anemones reveals an unexpected role for a molecular system that helps determine how those instructions are used.
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Auckland University scientists behind the revolutionary 'R' programming language just won statistics' highest honor—the equivalent of a Nobel Prize.
Thought to be one species for 160+ years, the Himalayan pit viper is actually five distinct species, with three entirely new to science. This discovery rewrites our understanding of Himalayan biodiversity.
What if the Big Bang wasn't the beginning? A new cosmic bounce model suggests remnants from a pre-Big Bang Universe may still exist today.
Forget Alaska to Hawaii. A unique, non-migratory population of just 80 endangered humpback whales calls the Arabian Sea home, thriving off Oman's coast.
Time emerges from entropy! A quantum "mini-universe" of ultracold atoms experimentally revealed how, offering insight into one of physics' deepest mysteries.
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Proteins power life, from DNA replication to energy conversion. These vital "molecular machines" start as straight chains, then must fold into intricate 3D shapes to function.
Control games with your mind! Researchers developed a brain-controlled system that learns your brain's wiring, speeding up BCI training and revolutionizing medicine, mental health, and human-computer interaction.
A Stonehenge prototype? British archaeologists unearthed a structure potentially predating the iconic monument, announced just before thousands gather for the summer solstice.
Your high school science teacher was wrong. New evidence in *Science* upends decades of evolutionary theory, revealing the first animals on land weren't amphibians, but something entirely different.
Your brain isn't done growing! New research suggests the aging brain is far more capable of growth and improvement than scientists once believed.
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From his office, NASA's Rohit Goeptar, an electromagnetic/radio frequency analyst, reviews the radio frequency link budget for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. He's part of a new wave of NASA civil servants.
From zero cervical cancer deaths in vaccinated women to a universe that's stranger than we thought, today brought big ideas and bigger hope.
Remote Scottish islands transformed tiny wrens into giants. These supersized birds may be evolving into entirely new species, a fascinating example of rapid evolution.
Imagine a fungal network so vast, its threads could stretch from Earth to the sun nearly a billion times. That's the incredible scale of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in our topsoil.
A hidden 68-quadrillion-mile fungal superhighway, Earth's first global underground map, sustains life and stores carbon.
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Uncover Hubble's universe-changing legacy. Explore its history, groundbreaking science, cultural impact, and technological benefits—from human spaceflight to AI partnerships.
The Bullseye galaxy's nine mysterious rings might be a dark matter quantum dance. Two U.S. physicists propose this radical idea in The Astrophysical Journal.
Solar-powered desalination now creates drinking water from seawater without chemicals. Its self-cleaning metal surface collects salts, extracting lithium instead of dumping harmful brine waste.
AI-powered optical tweezers from the University of Gothenburg now sort hundreds of particles per hour, completely autonomously.
Sniffing out danger: UC Berkeley researchers developed a device that detects gases from harmful bacteria, allergens, and other food safety hazards.